Sinful indulgences, soft substitutes, and self-control

Hugo Mialon and Sue Mialon

Applied Economics Letters, 2005, vol. 12, issue 12, 719-722

Abstract: For several harmful goods (e.g., junk food and cigarettes), less-harmful substitutes are available (e.g., light cigarettes and reduced-fat junk food). A simple individual-decision model is developed to analyse the effects of less-harmful substitutes on consumption and health outcomes.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/13504850500193034

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